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woozy

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈwuːzi/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːzi
  • CMU ARPABET: W UW1 Z IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Queasy, dizzy, or disoriented.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I got off the rollercoaster feeling a bit woozy.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Intoxicated by drink or drugs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • had a dizzy spell
  • a dizzy pinnacle
  • had a headache and felt giddy
  • a giddy precipice
  • feeling woozy from the blow on his head
  • a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dizzy, giddy, vertiginous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English wōse Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle English wosy English woozy From Middle English wosy (“muddy, miry”), from Middle English wose (“mud, slime, ooze”) + -y. Doublet of oozy. Perhaps influenced by boozy.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: omámený — queasy, dizzy, or disoriented
  • Czech: zmatený — queasy, dizzy, or disoriented
  • Czech: malátný — queasy, dizzy, or disoriented
  • Dutch: wazig — queasy, dizzy, or disoriented
  • Finnish: sekava — queasy, dizzy, or disoriented
  • Finnish: tokkurainen — queasy, dizzy, or disoriented
  • German: benebelt — queasy, dizzy, or disoriented
  • Polish: chwiejny — queasy, dizzy, or disoriented
  • Polish: zdezorientowany — queasy, dizzy, or disoriented
  • Romanian: amețit — queasy, dizzy, or disoriented
  • Romanian: dezorientat — queasy, dizzy, or disoriented
  • Russian: не в себе́ (ne v sebé) — queasy, dizzy, or disoriented
  • Spanish: mareado — queasy, dizzy, or disoriented
  • Polish: wstawiony — intoxicated by drugs or alcohol
  • Polish: przymulony — intoxicated by drugs or alcohol